KR20220068399A - Food Waste Treatment Apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

An objective of the present invention is to provide a food waste treatment device in which a food grinding space, a dewatering space, and a drying space are separated. The food waste treatment device according to the present invention comprises: a connection part connected to a drain of a sink bowl and having an air supply pipe through which external air flows; a main body part including a crushing chamber in which food waste introduced through the connection part is crushed, a dewatering chamber in which the food waste crushed in the crushing chamber is dewatered, a water supply pipe receiving water from a water supply source and filling the crushing chamber and the dewatering chamber with water, and a main drain pipe discharging the water supplied to the water supply pipe and the water contained in the food waste; and a drying part including a drying chamber forming a space in which the food waste is dried, and an exhaust chamber configured to generate blowing pressure so that air introduced into the air supply pipe passes through the dewatering chamber and the drying chamber and moves to the main drain pipe.

Description

Food Waste Treatment Apparatus

The present invention relates to a food processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a food processing apparatus in which the processing structure of the food processing apparatus is improved.

The food processing apparatus refers to a device that sequentially crushes food discharged from a drain hole of a sink, removes water from the crushed food, and moves the dehydrated food to a sewer.

A conventional food processing apparatus includes a housing connected to a drain of a sink, a drum rotatably provided inside the housing to store food flowing into the sink drain, a through hole provided to penetrate the drum, and rotatably provided inside the drum It is common to include a pulverizer for grinding food and a drain pipe for guiding water inside the housing to a sewer (registration number 20-0241647).

The food processing apparatus having the above structure grinds food through the grinding unit and rotates the drum to remove water from the crushed food. However, the user has to directly remove the food (food inside the drum) in the grinding space. , and food was caught in the through-holes of the drum and odor was induced.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a food processing apparatus capable of crushing, dehydrating, drying and discharging food.

In addition, the present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a food processing apparatus in which a crushing space, a dewatering space, and a drying space of food are separated.

In addition, the present invention has been devised to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a food processing apparatus capable of minimizing the generation of odors due to decay of food by minimizing the residual food inside the drum. make it a task

On the other hand, the objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to the food processing apparatus according to the present invention, a connection part connected to the sewer of a sink bowl and formed with an air supply pipe through which external air is introduced, a grinding chamber in which food waste introduced through the connection part is crushed, A dehydration chamber in which food waste is dehydrated, a water supply pipe that receives water from a water supply source and fills the grinding chamber and the dehydration chamber with water, and a main drain pipe that discharges water supplied to the water supply pipe and water contained in the food waste a main body part, a drying chamber forming a space in which the food waste is dried, and an exhaust chamber forming a blowing pressure so that air flowing into the air supply pipe passes through the dehydration chamber and the drying chamber and moves to the main drain pipe. It is preferable to include a drying unit provided.

Preferably, the connection part includes a connection pipe connected to the sewer, a stopper for shielding the connection pipe, and a first drain pipe connecting the connection pipe and the main drain pipe.

The connecting portion may further include an extension tube connecting the connecting tube and the main body, and the air supply pipe may be formed in the extension tube.

Preferably, the main body includes a housing connected to the extension pipe at an upper portion and a housing connected to the main drain pipe at a lower portion, and the water supply pipe is connected to the housing.

Preferably, the grinding chamber is located on the inner upper portion of the housing, the dewatering chamber is located on the inner lower portion of the housing, and a motor housing is provided under the grinding chamber and the dewatering chamber.

Preferably, the grinding chamber is provided with a grinding drum having a plurality of discharge holes formed on a circumferential surface thereof, and the motor housing is provided with a motor having a rotating shaft extending into the grinding drum.

It is preferable that a grinding blade is provided at an end of the rotating shaft extending inwardly of the grinding drum.

The rotation shaft is provided to extend to the dehydration chamber, and it is preferable that the rotation shaft further include a plurality of stirring blades extending in a radial direction of the rotation shaft.

It is preferable that a drain filter is further provided under the dewatering chamber, and a lowermost stirring blade among the stirring blades is provided adjacent to the drain filter.

Preferably, the dewatering chamber further includes a drain filter at a lower portion, and a cylindrical moisture absorbing member in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the housing is provided above the drain filter.

It is preferable that an ultrasonic vibrator for providing ultrasonic waves to the moisture absorbing member is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the housing outside the moisture absorbing member.

It is preferable that an ultrasonic vibrator for providing ultrasonic waves to the food waste in the dehydration chamber is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the housing outside the dehydration chamber.

It is preferable that a transfer pipe connecting the dehydration chamber and the drying chamber is provided, and the food waste is transferred from the dehydration chamber to the drying chamber by the blowing pressure of the exhaust chamber.

Preferably, the drying unit includes a drying housing in which the transfer pipe is connected to the upper part and an exhaust pipe connected to the main drain pipe is connected to the lower part.

Preferably, the drying housing is provided with a partition dividing the drying chamber and the exhaust chamber inside, and an exhaust filter is provided in the partition.

Preferably, the drying chamber is provided with a cylindrical moisture absorption member in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the drying housing on an upper portion of the exhaust filter.

It is preferable that an ultrasonic vibrator for providing ultrasonic waves to the moisture absorbing member is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the drying housing outside the moisture absorbing member.

Preferably, the exhaust chamber includes a blowing fan for generating a blowing pressure through which the air of the drying chamber is transferred to the exhaust pipe.

According to the food processing apparatus according to the present invention, there is an effect of providing a food processing apparatus capable of crushing, dehydrating, drying and discharging food.

In addition, according to the food processing apparatus according to the present invention, there is an effect of providing a food processing apparatus in which a crushing space for food, a dehydrating space and a drying space are separated.

In addition, according to the food processing apparatus according to the present invention, there is an effect of providing a food processing apparatus capable of minimizing the generation of odor due to the decay of food by minimizing the amount of food remaining inside the drum.

On the other hand, the effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a food processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a simplified diagram illustrating an operation of a food processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view showing a food processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components are given the same reference numerals as much as possible even though they are indicated on different drawings. In addition, in describing the embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function interferes with the understanding of the embodiment of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. may be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the elements from other elements, and the essence, order, or order of the elements are not limited by the terms. When it is described that a component is "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but another component is between each component. It will be understood that may also be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

Hereinafter, a food processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a food processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the food processing apparatus 10 of the present invention may be provided in a sink (not shown) to treat food waste discharged from the sink bowl 1, or may be provided as an independent device not connected to the sink, so that the user can input the food waste. It may be provided to process food waste.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a case in which the food processing apparatus 10 is provided in a sink will be described as an example. However, the installation state of the food processing apparatus 10 is not limited, and if the main components of the food processing apparatus 10 of the present invention are included, it should be regarded as included in the scope of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the food processing apparatus 10 according to the present invention includes a connection part 100 connected to the sewer 2 of a sink bowl 1 , and a lower portion of the connection part 100 to pulverize and remove food waste. It may include a main body 200 for dehydration and a drying unit 300 for drying food wastes that have been crushed and dehydrated in the main body 200 .

The connection part 100 is connected to the sewer 2 provided in the sink bowl 1, and serves to temporarily store water and food waste drained from the sink bowl 1 and at the same time provide a flow path for guiding to the body part 200. A connecting pipe 110 to form is provided.

The connection pipe 110 is connected to a first drain pipe 112 through which water discharged from the sink bowl 1 is guided to a main drain pipe 214 of the main body 200 to be described later.

An extension pipe 130 connected to the main body 200 is provided at a lower portion of the connection part 100 , and a stopper 120 for selectively shielding the extension pipe 130 is provided inside the connection part 100 . can

When the food processing apparatus 10 of the present invention is not used, the stopper 120 shields the connection pipe 110 and the extension pipe 130 so that the water in the sink bowl 1 flows into the connection pipe 110 . It can be drained through the first drain pipe 112 of the.

The extension pipe 130 may be provided with an air supply pipe 132 . In the air supply pipe 132 , air with relatively low humidity from the outside of the food processing device 10 may be introduced to dry the crushed food waste during the drying operation of the drying unit 300 . The function of the air supply pipe 132 will be described in detail when the drying unit 300 is described.

The main body 200 forms an outer shape and at the same time forms a housing 210 connected to the lower portion of the extension tube 130, and a space provided inside the upper side of the housing 210 to form a crushing space for food waste. The grinding chamber 220, the dehydration chamber 240 provided inside the housing 210, and dehydrating moisture from the food residues pulverized in the grinding chamber 220, the grinding chamber 220 and the dehydration chamber 240 It is provided between the grinding blade 236 located in the grinding chamber 220 and the motor housing 230 in which the motor 232 for rotating the stirring blade 238 provided in the dehydration chamber 240 is installed. can do.

A water supply pipe 212 for supplying water from an external water supply source (not shown) to the grinding chamber 220 is connected to the housing 210 . The water supplied from the water supply pipe 212 is to increase the fluidity of the food wastes when the food wastes are pulverized in the grinding chamber 220 and to increase the mobility of the food wastes crushed in the grinding chamber 220 at the same time.

A main drain pipe 214 for draining water flowing in from the sink bowl 1 and water flowing in from the water supply pipe 212 is connected to a lower portion of the housing 210 . The first drain pipe 112 and an exhaust pipe 332 of the drying unit 300 to be described later may be connected to the main drain pipe 214 .

A transfer pipe 216 communicating with the dewatering chamber 240 is connected to one side of the housing 210 . The transfer pipe 216 forms a path through which the food waste dehydrated in the dehydration chamber 240 moves to the drying unit 300 . The transfer pipe 216 may extend from the housing 210 corresponding to the side surface of the dehydration chamber 240 to the upper portion of the drying unit 300 .

The grinding chamber 220 includes a grinding drum 222 that forms a space in which food waste fed through the extension tube 130 is loaded and crushed, and a grinding blade rotatably provided inside the grinding drum 222 . (236) may be provided.

The grinding drum 222 is fixed inside the upper inner side of the housing 210 and is formed in a housing shape with an upper side open, and a plurality of discharge holes 224 may be formed on the outer surface and the lower surface. As the food residues pulverized inside the grinding drum 222 are pulverized to a size smaller than the size of the discharge hole 224, the food waste passes through the discharge hole 224 together with the water supplied through the water supply pipe 212. It may be discharged to the outside of the grinding drum 222 and moved to the dehydration chamber 240 .

The dehydration chamber 240 is formed in the lower inner side of the housing 210, and forms a space on the lower surface in which the food wastes pulverized and discharged from the grinding drum 222 are loaded. A drain filter 242 may be provided at a lower portion of the dehydration chamber 240 to separate the pulverized food waste and water flowing out such as the food waste.

The drain filter 242 is for discharging water from the food waste loaded in the dehydration chamber 240 and may be formed of a porous mesh. The drain filter 242 may be formed by overlapping a mesh of a porous material, if necessary.

The motor housing 230 is positioned between the grinding chamber 220 and the dewatering chamber 240 and forms a space in which the motor 232 is installed. The motor housing 230 is preferably watertight in order to prevent the water supplied to the main body 200 from flowing into the motor 232 .

The motor 232 may include a rotation shaft 234 extending upward and downward of the motor 232 . An upper end of the rotating shaft 234 may rotatably extend inwardly of the grinding drum 222 . A lower end of the rotation shaft 234 may rotatably extend inside the dehydration chamber 240 .

Although not shown, a plurality of bearings (not shown) for rotatably supporting the rotation shaft 234 may be provided on the motor housing 230 or the grinding drum 222 .

The grinding blade 236 is fixed to the upper end of the rotation shaft 234 extending inside the grinding drum 222 . As the grinding blade 236 is rotated according to the rotation of the motor 232 , the food waste loaded inside the grinding drum 222 may be crushed.

A plurality of stirring blades 238 may be provided at the lower end of the rotation shaft 234 extending to the dehydration chamber 240 in a radial direction of the dehydration chamber 240 . The stirring blade 238 may mix the food waste flowing into the dehydration chamber 240 from the grinding chamber 220 to separate moisture contained in the food waste.

The stirring blade 238 may extend in a radial direction of the dehydration chamber 240 from the rotation shaft, and an end of the stirring blade 238 may extend adjacent to an inner circumferential surface of the dewatering chamber 240 . A plurality of the stirring blades 238 may be provided at a lower side of the rotation shaft 234 and spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction of the rotation shaft 234 . The stirring blades 238 may be provided in plurality in the form of being spaced apart at a predetermined angle in the radial direction of the dehydration chamber 240 along the rotational direction of the rotating shaft 234 .

The stirring blade 238 located at the lowermost side among the plurality of stirring blades 238 may be located adjacent to the drain filter 242 provided under the dehydration chamber 240 . The stirring blade may be rotated adjacent to the drain filter to stir the food wastes loaded on the drain filter.

The lowermost stirring blade 238 is rotated adjacent to the surface of the drain filter 242, and the food waste adhering to the drain filter 242 is separated from the surface of the drain filter 242, and is located above the drain filter. Food scraps can be agitated.

As the food waste remaining on the surface of the drain filter 242 is stirred by the lowermost stirring blade 238 , air circulation by the drying unit 300 may be smooth. Air circulation by the drying unit 300 will be described in detail when the drying unit 300 is described.

The drying unit 300 may be configured independently of the main body 200 by a separate drying housing 310 on one side of the main body 200 . The drying housing 310 may include the transfer pipe 216 connected to the main body 200 and an exhaust pipe 332 connected to the main drain pipe 214 .

Although it may be described that the drying unit 300 is separated from the main body 200 , a separate space is formed in the main body 200 to form the main body 200 in the housing 210 . It may be formed integrally. The position and shape of the drying unit 300 may be changed as needed.

The drying housing 310 may be formed in the shape of an enclosure in which a space is formed, and may be divided into a drying chamber 320 and an exhaust chamber 330 in a partition 340 defining a space therein. The drying chamber 320 may be located above the partition 340 , and the exhaust chamber 330 may be located below the partition 340 . That is, the drying chamber 320 may be located at an inner upper portion of the drying housing 310 , and an exhaust chamber 330 may be located at an inner lower portion of the drying housing 310 .

The drying chamber 320 forms a space in which the food wastes pulverized and dehydrated in the main body 200 are dried. The drying chamber 320 may be provided in a drawer form to facilitate the user's access and discharge of the dried food waste.

The drying chamber 320 is connected to the dehydration chamber 240 and a transfer pipe 216 through the transfer pipe 216 , and the dehydrated food residues may be transported by being stirred in the dehydration chamber 240 . The food waste may be transported through the transport pipe 216 by blowing pressure generated by the exhaust fan 348 of the exhaust chamber 330, which will be described later.

In the exhaust chamber 330, the air from the main body 200 is supplied to the drying unit ( An exhaust fan 348 circulating to 300 and an exhaust motor 346 rotating the exhaust fan 348 may be provided.

The partition 340 communicates with the drying chamber 320 and the exhaust chamber 330 , and prevents food residues moved to the drying chamber 320 from moving into the exhaust chamber 330 and at the same time prevents the exhaust. An exhaust filter 342 through which air moved by the fan passes may be provided.

In the drying unit 300 and the main body 200, the air in the exhaust chamber 330 may be moved to the main drain pipe 214 through the exhaust pipe 332 by the operation of the exhaust fan 348. have. In addition, food waste dehydrated in the dehydration chamber 240 by the negative pressure generated by the operation of the exhaust fan 348 may be moved to the drying chamber 320 through the transfer pipe 216 .

Hereinafter, the operation of the food processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a simplified diagram illustrating an operation of a food processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, as a user puts food waste through the sewer 2 of the sink bowl 1 , the food waste falls into the grinding drum 222 through the connection pipe 110 . At the same time, a certain amount of water is supplied through the water supply pipe 212 , and the supplied water is filled in the dehydration chamber 240 and the grinding chamber 220 of the main body 200 .

Thereafter, as the grinding blade 236 rotates according to the rotation of the motor 232 , the food waste inside the grinding drum 222 is pulverized. Here, the water supplied through the water supply pipe 212 may improve the mobility of the food waste inside the grinding drum 222 .

On the other hand, the food residues pulverized by the pulverizing blade 236 inside the pulverizing drum 222 are pulverized to be smaller than the size of the outlet hole 224 formed in the pulverizing drum 222, and thus to the outlet hole 224. It is discharged and moved to the dehydration chamber 240 .

Thereafter, when the grinding of the food wastes in the grinding drum 222 is completed, the pulverized food wastes are moved to the dehydration chamber 240 , and the food wastes moved to the dehydration chamber 240 are transferred to the dehydration chamber 240 . of the drain filter 242 is loaded on the upper part.

On the other hand, the food wastes loaded on the drain filter 242 remain on the drain filter 242 by the drain filter 242, and only water contained in the food wastes can be separated and drained. .

In addition, in the food wastes loaded on the drain filter 242, the upper and lower portions of the food wastes remaining in the drain filter can be stirred with each other by the rotation of the stirring blade 238, and the moisture in the stirred food wastes can be removed. It may be drained through the drain filter 242 .

On the other hand, the stirring blade 238 located at the lowermost part of the stirring blade 238 rotates adjacent to the drain filter 242, and scrapes the food residues attached to the upper surface of the drain filter 242 to scrape the drain filter (242). 242) can be prevented from being lowered.

At this time, the exhaust fan 348 of the drying unit 300 removes the air remaining in the drying unit 300 and the main body 200 according to the rotation of the exhaust motor 346 to the main drain pipe 214 . can be moved and cycled through.

That is, as the exhaust fan 348 rotates, the air in the exhaust chamber 330 is exhausted to the main drain pipe 214 through the exhaust pipe 332 , and as the air in the exhaust chamber 330 is exhausted A negative pressure is generated in the exhaust chamber 330 and the drying chamber 320 in communication with the exhaust chamber 330 , so that the air in the main body 200 passes through the transfer pipe 216 in the drying unit 300 . ) can be moved to Here, air from the outside of the food processing apparatus 10 may be introduced into the body part 200 through the air supply pipe 132 provided in the connection part 100 .

Therefore, the air supplied through the air supply pipe 132 of the connection part 100 passes through the grinding chamber 220 and the dehydration chamber 240 of the body part 200, and passes through the transfer pipe 216. It moves to the drying chamber 320 and the exhaust chamber 330 of the drying unit 300 , and the main drain pipe 214 may be discharged through the exhaust pipe.

In the above-described process, the food residues stirred and dehydrated in the dehydration chamber 240 are dried through the transfer pipe 216 by the transfer pressure of the air moved by the exhaust fan 348 when a certain amount or more of water is dehydrated. The chamber 320 is moved.

In addition, the food residues moved to the drying chamber 320 may be continuously dried by the operation of the exhaust fan 348 in the drying chamber 320 . In the above process, the air moved by the exhaust fan 348 primarily dries the food residues stirred by the stirring blade 238 in the dehydration chamber 240 and moves to the drying chamber 320 . Secondary drying of food residues is possible.

Meanwhile, the food residues dried in the drying chamber 320 may be taken out from the inside of the drying chamber 320 by a user and processed separately.

Hereinafter, a food processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a food processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the food processing apparatus 10 according to the present invention includes a connection part 100a connected to the sewer 2 of the sink bowl 1 , and a lower portion of the connection part 100a to pulverize and remove food waste. It may include a main body part 200a for dehydration and a drying part 300a for drying food wastes that have been crushed and dehydrated in the main body part 200a.

The connection part 100a is connected to the sewer 2 provided in the sink bowl 1, and serves to temporarily store water drained from the sink bowl 1 and food waste and at the same time provide a flow path for guiding to the body part 200a. A connecting pipe (110a) to form is provided.

The connection pipe 110a is connected to a first drain pipe 112a through which water discharged from the sink bowl 1 is guided to a main drain pipe 214a of the main body 200a, which will be described later.

An extension tube 130a connected to the body portion 200a is provided at a lower portion of the connection portion 100a, and a stopper 120a for selectively shielding the extension tube 130a is provided inside the connection portion 100a. can

When the food processing apparatus 10 of the present invention is not used, the stopper 120a shields between the connection pipe 110a and the extension pipe 130a so that the water in the sink bowl 1 can pass through the connection pipe 110a. It can be drained through the first drain pipe (112a) of.

The extension pipe 130a may be provided with an air supply pipe 132a. The air supply pipe 132a may introduce air from the outside of the food processing apparatus 10 having a relatively low humidity in order to dry the pulverized food residues during the drying operation of the drying unit 300a. The function of the air supply pipe (132a) is to be described in detail when the drying unit (300a).

The main body 200a forms an outer shape and at the same time forms a housing 210a connected to the lower part of the extension tube 130a, and a space provided inside the upper side of the housing 210a to crush food waste A grinding chamber 220a, a dewatering chamber 240a provided inside the lower side of the housing 210a and dehydrating moisture from the food waste pulverized in the grinding chamber 220a, a grinding chamber 220a, and a dehydration chamber 240a A motor housing 230a provided therebetween and in which a motor 232a for rotating the grinding blade 236a positioned in the grinding chamber 220a is installed may be provided.

A water supply pipe 212a for supplying water from an external water supply source (not shown) to the grinding chamber 220a is connected to the housing 210a. The water supplied from the water supply pipe 212a is to increase the fluidity of the food wastes when the food wastes are pulverized in the grinding chamber 220a and to increase the mobility of the food wastes crushed in the grinding chamber 220a.

A main drain pipe 214a for draining water flowing in from the sink bowl 1 and water flowing in from the water supply pipe 212a is connected to a lower portion of the housing 210a. The first drain pipe 112a and an exhaust pipe 332a of the drying unit 300a to be described later may be connected to the main drain pipe 214a.

A transfer pipe 216a communicating with the dehydration chamber 240a is connected to one side of the housing 210a. The transfer pipe 216a forms a path through which the food waste dehydrated in the dehydration chamber 240a moves to the drying unit 300a. The transfer pipe 216a may extend from the housing 210a corresponding to the side surface of the dehydration chamber 240a to an upper portion of the drying unit 300a.

The grinding chamber 220a includes a grinding drum 222a forming a space in which food wastes introduced through the extension tube 130a are loaded and crushed, and a grinding blade rotatably provided inside the grinding drum 222a. (236a) may be provided.

The grinding drum 222a is fixed inside the upper inner side of the housing 210a and is formed in a housing shape with an upper side open, and a plurality of discharge holes 224a may be formed on the outer surface and the bottom surface. As the food residues pulverized inside the grinding drum 222a are pulverized to a size smaller than the size of the discharge hole 224a, together with the water supplied through the water supply pipe 212a, the food waste passes through the discharge hole 224a. It may be discharged to the outside of the grinding drum (222a) and moved to the dehydration chamber (240a).

The dehydration chamber 240a is formed inside the lower portion of the housing 210a, and forms a space for dehydrating and drying food wastes pulverized and discharged from the grinding drum 222a. A drain filter 242a may be provided at a lower portion of the dehydration chamber 240a to separate water flowing out such as pulverized food waste and food waste, and an upper portion of the drain filter 242a removes moisture from the food waste. A first moisture absorbing member 241a for absorbing may be filled, and the outer peripheral surface of the dehydration chamber 240a includes a first ultrasonic vibrator for agitating the food waste introduced into the dehydration chamber, and the first moisture absorbing member 241a. A second ultrasonic vibrator 245a for vaporizing the absorbed moisture may be provided.

It is preferable that the first moisture absorption member 241a uses a super absorbent polymer having a property of absorbing or adsorbing moisture. Additionally, the first moisture absorbing member 241a may be formed in a cylindrical shape along the inner circumferential surface of the dehydration chamber 240a, and may absorb moisture from food waste flowing into the first moisture absorbing member 241a. It may be formed to be in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the first moisture absorption member 241a and the inner peripheral surface of the dehydration chamber 240a.

The first ultrasonic vibrator 243a is provided under the outer peripheral surface of the dehydration chamber 240a to apply ultrasonic vibration to the food waste introduced into the dehydration chamber 240a so that the food waste can be stirred.

The first ultrasonic vibrator 243a generates ultrasonic waves having a relatively large amplitude at a relatively low frequency (about 28KHz to 40KHz), and may agitate the food residues by a cavitation effect by the ultrasonic waves.

The second ultrasonic vibrator 245a generates an ultrasonic wave having a relatively low amplitude at a relatively high frequency (about 300KHz to 25MHz), and vaporizes the moisture absorbed in the first moisture absorption member 241a by the ultrasonic wave to absorb the first moisture Moisture absorbed in the member 241a may be vaporized into the air. Moisture vaporized into the air may be discharged to the main drain pipe 214a by the operation of the drying unit 300a, which will be described later.

The drain filter 242a is for discharging water from the food waste loaded in the dehydration chamber 240a, and may be formed of a porous mesh. The drain filter 242a may be formed by overlapping a mesh of a porous material, if necessary. The drain filter 242a prevents food waste from being discharged to the main drain pipe 214a and allows only moisture that has passed through the first moisture absorption member 241a to be discharged to the main drain pipe 214a.

The motor housing 230a is positioned between the grinding chamber 220a and the dewatering chamber 240a and forms a space in which the motor 232a is installed. The motor housing 230a is preferably watertight in order to prevent the water supplied to the main body 200a from flowing into the motor 232a.

The motor 232a may include a rotation shaft 234a extending inside the grinding drum 222a. Although not shown, a plurality of bearings (not shown) for rotatably supporting the rotation shaft 234a may be provided in the motor housing 230a or the grinding drum 222a.

The grinding blade 236a is fixed to the upper end of the rotation shaft 234a extending inside the grinding drum 222a. As the grinding blade 236a rotates according to the rotation of the motor 232a, the food wastes loaded inside the grinding drum 222a may be crushed.

The drying unit 300a may be configured independently of the main body 200a by a separate drying housing 310a on one side of the main body 200a. The drying housing 310a may include the transfer pipe 216a connected to the main body 200a and an exhaust pipe 332a connected to the main drain pipe 214a.

Although it may be described that the drying unit 300a is separated from the main body 200a, a separate space is formed in the main body 200a to form the main body 200a in the housing 210a. It may be integrally formed. The position and shape of the drying unit 300a may be changed as needed.

The drying housing 310a may be formed in the shape of an enclosure in which a space is formed, and may be divided into a drying chamber 320a and an exhaust chamber 330a by a partition 340a defining a space therein. The drying chamber 320a may be located above the partition 340a, and the exhaust chamber 330a may be located below the partition 340a. That is, the drying chamber 320a may be located at the inner upper portion of the drying housing 310a, and the exhaust chamber 330a may be located at the inner lower portion of the drying housing 310a.

The drying chamber 320a forms a space in which the food wastes pulverized and dehydrated in the main body 200a are dried. The drying chamber 320a may be provided in a drawer form to facilitate user access and discharge of dried food waste.

The drying chamber 320a is connected to the dehydration chamber 240a by a transfer pipe 216a, and the food wastes stirred and dehydrated in the dehydration chamber 240a through the transfer pipe 216a can be transferred. The food waste may be transferred through the transfer pipe 216a by blowing pressure generated by the exhaust fan 348a of the exhaust chamber 330a, which will be described later.

A second moisture absorption member 321a may be provided inside the drying chamber 320a. A third ultrasonic vibrator 323a for vaporizing the moisture absorbed by the second moisture absorption member 321a may be provided on the outer peripheral surface of the drying chamber 320a.

It is preferable that the second moisture absorption member 321a uses a super absorbent polymer having a property of absorbing or adsorbing moisture. Additionally, the second moisture absorbing member 321a may be formed in a cylindrical shape along the inner circumferential surface of the drying chamber 320a, and may absorb moisture from food waste flowing into the second moisture absorbing member 321a. It may be formed to be in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the second moisture absorption member 321a and the inner peripheral surface of the drying chamber 320a.

The third ultrasonic vibrator 323a generates an ultrasonic wave having a relatively low amplitude at a relatively high frequency (about 300KHz to 25MHz), and vaporizes the moisture absorbed in the second moisture absorption member 321a by the ultrasonic wave to absorb the second moisture. Moisture absorbed in the member 321a may be vaporized into the air.

In the exhaust chamber 330a, the air from the main body 200a is supplied to the drying unit through a transfer pipe 216a connected to the main body 200a and an exhaust pipe 332a connected to the main drain pipe 214a. 300a) may include an exhaust fan 348a for circulating and an exhaust motor 346a for rotating the exhaust fan 348a.

The partition 340a communicates with the drying chamber 320a and the exhaust chamber 330a, and prevents food waste moving to the drying chamber 320a from moving into the exhaust chamber 330a and at the same time preventing the exhaust. An exhaust filter 342a through which air moved by the fan 348a passes may be provided.

In the drying unit 300a and the main body 200a, the air in the exhaust chamber 330a is moved to the main drain pipe 214a through the exhaust pipe 332a by the operation of the exhaust fan 348a. have. In addition, food waste dehydrated in the dehydration chamber 240a by the negative pressure generated by the operation of the exhaust fan 348a may be moved to the dehydration chamber 240a through the transfer pipe 216a.

Hereinafter, the operation of the food processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention as described above will be described in detail.

First, as a user puts food waste through the sewer 2 of the sink bowl 1, the food waste falls into the grinding drum 222a through the connection pipe 110a. At the same time, a certain amount of water is supplied through the water supply pipe 212a, and the supplied water is filled in the dehydration chamber 240a and the grinding chamber 220a of the main body 200a.

Thereafter, as the grinding blade 236a rotates according to the rotation of the motor 232a, the food waste inside the grinding drum 222a is pulverized. Here, the water supplied through the water supply pipe 212a may improve the mobility of the food waste inside the grinding drum 222a.

On the other hand, the food residues pulverized by the pulverizing blade 236a inside the pulverizing drum 222a are pulverized to be smaller than the size of the outlet hole 224a formed in the pulverizing drum 222a into the outlet hole 224a. is emitted

After that, when the grinding of the food wastes in the grinding drum 222a is completed, the pulverized food wastes are moved to the dehydration chamber 240a, and the food wastes moved to the dehydration chamber 240a are transferred to the dehydration chamber 240a. of the drain filter 242a.

On the other hand, the food wastes loaded on the drain filter 242a remain on the drain filter 242a by the drain filter 242a, and only the water contained in the food wastes is separated and drained. In the food wastes loaded on the drain filter 242a, moisture contained in the food wastes is absorbed by the first moisture absorption member 241a.

Here, the food wastes loaded in the drain filter 242a may be agitated with each other by the ultrasonic waves generated by the first ultrasonic vibrator 243a, and the moisture in the stirred food wastes may pass through the drain filter 242a. can be drained.

In addition, moisture absorbed by the first moisture absorption member 241a may be vaporized by ultrasonic waves generated from the second ultrasonic vibrator 245a, and the vaporized moisture may be discharged through the main drain pipe by the drying unit. .

That is, the exhaust fan 348a of the drying unit 300a moves the air remaining in the drying unit 300a and the main body 200a according to the rotation of the exhaust motor 346a to the main drain pipe 214a. can be moved and cycled through.

Specifically, as the exhaust fan 348a rotates, the air in the exhaust chamber 330a is exhausted to the main drain pipe 214a through the exhaust pipe 332a, and the air in the exhaust chamber 330a is exhausted. Accordingly, negative pressure is generated in the exhaust chamber 330a and the drying chamber 320a in communication with the exhaust chamber 330a, so that the air in the main body 200a passes through the transfer pipe 216a to the drying unit ( 300a) can be moved. Here, air from the outside of the food processing apparatus 10 may be introduced into the body part 200a through the air supply pipe 132a provided in the connection part 100a.

Accordingly, the air supplied through the air supply pipe 132a of the connection part 100a passes through the grinding chamber 220a and the dehydration chamber 240a of the main body part 200a, and passes through the transfer pipe 216a. It moves to the drying chamber 320a and the exhaust chamber 330a of the drying unit 300a, and the main drain pipe 214a may be discharged through the exhaust pipe 332a.

In the above process, when the food residues in the dehydration chamber 240a are dehydrated by a predetermined amount or more, the drying chamber 320a is transferred through the transfer pipe 216a by the transfer pressure of the air moved by the exhaust fan 348a. is moved to

Also, the food residues moved to the drying chamber 320a may be continuously dried by the second moisture absorption member 321a in the drying chamber 320a. In the above process, the air moved by the exhaust fan 348a primarily dries the food wastes in the dehydration chamber 240a, and the food wastes moved to the drying chamber 320a can be dried secondarily. have.

Meanwhile, food residues dried in the drying chamber 320a may be taken out from the inside of the drying chamber 320a by a user and processed separately.

In the above, even though it has been described that all components constituting the embodiment of the present invention operate by being combined or combined into one, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this embodiment. That is, within the scope of the object of the present invention, all the components may operate by selectively combining one or more. In addition, terms such as "comprises", "comprises" or "have" described above mean that the corresponding component may be inherent, unless otherwise specified, excluding other components. Rather, it should be construed as being able to further include other components.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various modifications and variations will be possible without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be construed by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1: Sink 2: Sewer
10: food processing device 100, 100a: connection part
110, 110a: connector 112, 112a: first drain pipe
130, 130a: extension pipe 132, 132a: air supply pipe
200, 200a: body part 210, 210a: housing
212, 212a: water supply pipe 214, 214a: main drain pipe
216, 216a: transfer pipe 220, 220a: grinding chamber
222, 222a: grinding drum 224, 2240a: discharge hole
230, 230a: motor housing 232, 232a: motor
234, 234a: rotation shaft 236, 236a: grinding blade
238: stirring blade 240: dehydration chamber
240a: dehydration chamber 241a: first moisture absorption member
242, 242a:: drain filter 243a: first ultrasonic oscillator
245a: second ultrasonic vibrator 300, 300a: drying unit
310, 310a: drying housing 320: drying chamber
320a: drying chamber 321a: second moisture absorption member
323a: third ultrasonic vibrator 330, 330a: exhaust chamber
332, 332a: exhaust pipe 340, 340a: partition
342, 342a: exhaust filter 346, 346a: exhaust motor
348, 348a: exhaust fan

Claims (18)

A connection part connected to the sewer of the sink bowl and forming an air supply pipe through which external air is introduced;
a grinding chamber in which the food wastes introduced through the connection part are pulverized; a dehydration chamber in which the food wastes ground in the grinding chamber are dehydrated; a water supply pipe that receives water from a water supply source and fills the grinding chamber and the dehydration chamber with water; a body part having a main drain pipe for discharging water supplied to the water supply pipe and water contained in the food waste;
A drying unit having a drying chamber for forming a space in which the food waste is dried, and an exhaust chamber for forming a blowing pressure so that air flowing into the air supply pipe passes through the dehydration chamber and the drying chamber to move to the main drain pipe; Food processing apparatus, characterized in that. The food processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connection part comprises a connection pipe connected to the sewer, a stopper for shielding the connection pipe, and a first drain pipe connecting the connection pipe and the main drain pipe. The food processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the connection part further includes an extension pipe connecting the connection pipe and the main body, and the air supply pipe is formed in the extension pipe. The food processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main body includes a housing connected to the main drain pipe at an upper portion and a housing connected to the main drain pipe at an upper portion, and the water supply pipe is connected to the housing. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the grinding chamber is located on the inner upper portion of the housing, the dewatering chamber is located on the inner lower portion of the housing, and a motor housing is provided under the grinding chamber and the dewatering chamber. food processing equipment. 5. The food processing according to claim 4, wherein the grinding chamber is provided with a grinding drum having a plurality of discharge holes formed on a circumferential surface thereof, and the motor housing includes a motor having a rotating shaft extending into the grinding drum. Device. The food processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a grinding blade is provided at an end of the rotating shaft extending inside the grinding drum. The food processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the rotating shaft is provided to extend to the dehydration chamber, and the rotating shaft further includes a plurality of stirring blades extending in a radial direction of the rotating shaft. The food processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a drain filter is further provided at a lower portion of the dehydration chamber, and a lowermost stirring blade among the stirring blades is provided adjacent to the drain filter. The food processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the dewatering chamber further includes a drainage filter at a lower portion thereof, and a cylindrical moisture absorption member in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the housing at an upper portion of the drainage filter. The food processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein an ultrasonic vibrator for providing ultrasonic waves to the moisture absorbing member is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the housing outside the moisture absorbing member. 11. The food processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein an ultrasonic vibrator for providing ultrasonic waves to the food waste in the dehydration chamber is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the housing outside the dehydration chamber. 5. The food processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a transfer pipe connecting the dehydration chamber and the drying chamber, wherein the food waste is transferred from the dehydration chamber to the drying chamber by the blowing pressure of the exhaust chamber. . The food processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the drying unit includes a drying housing to which the transfer pipe is connected at an upper portion and an exhaust pipe connected to the main drain pipe is connected to a lower portion. 15. The food processing apparatus of claim 14, wherein the drying housing includes a partition dividing the drying chamber and the exhaust chamber inside, and an exhaust filter is provided in the partition. 16. The food processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the drying chamber includes a cylindrical moisture absorbing member on an upper portion of the exhaust filter and in contact with an inner circumferential surface of the drying housing. The food processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein an ultrasonic vibrator providing ultrasonic waves to the moisture absorbing member is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the drying housing outside the moisture absorbing member. 15. The food processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the exhaust chamber includes a blowing fan that generates a blowing pressure through which the air from the drying chamber is transferred to the exhaust pipe.

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